Seasons greetings from Disneyland Paris

Good morning all and a very Merry Christmas to you.

I hope you are well and enjoying this festive season. I am in particular as it's my first Christmas in my first home. I've never really felt the Christmas excitement before now,  in recent years I would be bored, house hopping or too "merry" to even remember what day it is.

Damn! I've Been A Mother For 4 Years Already?

Damn! I can't believe I've been doing this for 4 years already, so before you wish my boy a happy birthday, somebody please give me a pat on the back.

VIDEO: Mountain Climbing in Benalmadena

This was the most adventurous and exciting part of our trip to Malaga. We stumbled across the cable cars when we headed to the Theme Park.

TRAVEL: Spain, Malaga.

Now I know I said I would take you along with me on my travels "Whenever that would be". I made it seem as if I don't travel often, but, this year alone I have travelled to Dubai and Amsterdam twice. Last week I had the absolute pleasure of travelling with my son (and family) to Spain, Malaga.

Is the grass greener on the other side?

#MummyMemoirs

I grew up in a single parent household, giving me the luxury of two homes, two bedrooms, two lifestyles, two chances of getting something that I had circled in the Argos catalogue. 

ARSENAL LADIES V BIRMINGHAM CITY. CONTINENTAL CUP SEMI-FINAL

Arsenal make a pacey start to the game as Correderea places a long cross over to Carter on the right wing. Carter rushes forward and plays the ball into Nobbs feet in the middle of the park ,but with a little too much enthusiasm Nobbs rockets the ball over the crossbar.

"You find out who your true friends are once you have a baby"

#MummyMemoirs

"You find out who your true friends are once you have a baby"

I have seen this quote surface on social media countless times, and I have never for one second related to it. I have had the same friends around me since I was 11 years old, and they are still here today.

This post isn't about bashing my friends, but merely a self reflection on my life since becoming a mother.

The big day

First and foremost let me apologise for the late blogpost. I am still soaking in all the festivities of the weekend. It's been a long time coming and an even longer and stressful time preparing for the special day. But WE DID IT!!

Magnum London

Ever since Raphael has been born, I can count the amount of times I have travelled into the west end. Before he was born I pretty much lived in the west end; working in almost every major retailer on Oxford street, from Topshop to Selfridges.

 Working in such a desired tourist location, every weekend, I would come across some amazing pop up stores or food markets that I would be none the wiser to if I wasn't in the right place at the right time.

Arsenal V Stoke

My New Baby

From the title of this post, I'm pretty sure you've guessed it. YES! I have a new baby. Ive been waiting for this moment for literally 9months. You know that moment that us mothers bang on about looking into their babies eyes for the first time? How soul touching it is. You just feel alive. I feel so blessed to re-live this feeling for the second time.

Why I started a weekly vlog

Mum and  Bro :)

I was recently looking through my mums old photo albums and it was so cool to see how she documented an album based on her motherhood, from fashionable pictures of her "werking" that baby bump (tiny Pippa) to pictures of my brother and I on our first holidays and other special memories. It dawned on me that I had nothing special like this to show my son when he will be older. Nothing to show him how cool his mum is (so I like to think), nothing that documents all of our fun days out.

Now I'm sure I'm not the only one that has an iPhone photo album of 3000+ pictures and videos.. What's that, I am?

About Me

Hey :)

I go by the name of Philippa but you can call me Pippa. I'm a single mother from London but I have recently moved to Essex. My whole entire existence is based on my love for my son, football and food.

From my blog logo I'm sure you will also expect what to get out of my blog. But if you have no idea, heres a little rundown of what to expect;

• My involvement in Football
• Fashion and lifestyle- trying to be glamorous and maintain a healthy lifestyle
• Real life motherhood stories, from my struggles to my glories.
• Some posts may just be to showcase my photography which I have a new found love for.
• And of course, you may follow me on my travels, (whenever that may be)

Join me as I blog my existence away.

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Pippa x

#NameThatCarChallenge

Ever since I stepped into that shiny Mercedes showroom in Loughton on a spontaneous Wednesday afternoon, NOTHING has been the same. Raphael and I spent a couple of hours looking at the potential "Mummy's new car" and he instantly fell in love with the three pointed star emblem.

#90in90 Arsenal Pre Season Treble

Pippa x Dubai

I have always been so fascinated by women in football and the journey they have embarked on to get where they are today. So when I first came across Lauren a few years ago, a London girl with a desire so strong,  I just knew we had to be friends. I won't say too much about Lauren in this post because I plan to interview her on her inspiring story very soon.

When Lauren invited me over to Dubai to experience the AG league in all its glory, giving me the VVIP treatment, it was an offer I couldn't refuse.

*Throwback Thursday Post* Nike Risk Everything Winners.

It has been a phenomenal week for football fans in the city of London. The old Sorting house on New Oxford Street had been transformed into Nike Phenomenal house for one week only. The venue housed an event that fused "the world of music, style, football and innovation"
with a genealogy of football boots, spikes and trainers, a pop-up shop with exclusive and customised Nike gear and also a store to buy 1 of 1055 prints of the commemorative Arsenal and Nike 20 years union. 

Nike Football X Launch| NikeTown London

There's no party like a Nike party. 

Nike kicked off their Football X Tournament in their flagship store Niketown on 22nd May 2015 and in true Nike style the event did not disappoint. With the best of the UK grime scene blaring through the speakers, young hopefuls stepped into the cage to compete for a place in the Nike football X tournament. 

Double Barrier for Black Women in Football

The male domination of football makes it very hard for women to break into the industry. When I see a female journalist on a big stage such as the Champions League, or the World Cup, I scream with excitement inside knowing that women are getting recognition in football – or could it be that these few women are simply covering up discrimination in football?

There are some names that come to mind when women in football are mentioned: Natalie Sawyer for her participation in transfer deadline days and Gabby Logan for being the first female host of Match of The Day. It is embarrassing that the mind cannot easily recall more than a few female household names in football, whereas the list of male names is endless.

There's no place like home - Wembley

Wembley stadium is vastly becoming a second home for me, having attended the grand stadium so frequently for such high profile events, I feel like a part of the furniture. Just a week before the FA Cup semi Final I was sat in the press box, (The very snazzy, warm, celebrity filled press box) with my fellow uni colleagues reporting on the eventful FA Trophy Final between North Ferriby and Wrexham. What a game!

Pippa Meets... Lethal Bizzle

"You might see me in a Lambo" in the run up to the release of Lethal B's latest single 'Fester Skank' I caught up with the man of the moment to talk all things, Fester, Arsenal and Nando's.

Pippa Meets... Ian Wright

Ahead of Ian Wright's "One More Game" at Wembley Stadium, I caught up with Wrighty to have a quick chit chat about the event.

Watch the videos here:

The Good Gym

First and foremost I would like to announce that I just ran 8k! Wooohoooo! Well, last night in fact but I'm still so excited about it, to top it off it was all for a good cause.

Join The Club

Running 5k sounds like such a bore. I don't know about you but I get put off the thought of running any kind of distance, leave that to the athletes. These are all the excuses I would convince myself with to avoid jogging a mile and dying of heart failure. (Drama queen) I needed some sort of motivation, these fit ladies I see running around the park didn't come out of the womb running 10k they all started somewhere.

I'm not organised, I'm prepared.

I had a personal trainer last year that asked me to keep a food diary for her to analyse and give feedback on my eating habits. But this wasn't any ordinary food diary, it only included entries for days Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I said "what's the point of that then? You're missing out on all the clean eating that I do thoughout the week" I remember her giving me that smirk to say "precisely!"

You Gotta Start Somewhere

Hey, remember me? I know it's been a mighty long time since we last met, but Lord knows I have been the busiest I have ever been in my life, but that's no excuse to neglect my trusty readers. I've decided that im going to open my doors and let you in to the REAL journey to fitness; My sweaty workouts, my meal preps, new diets, the school run, uni assignments, decorating my new house, matchdays with Arsenal, home workouts, the odd occasion I get to hit the gym,the whole lot.